proserpina
[prəu'sə:pinə]
- n. 普罗塞耳皮娜(Jupiter与Ceres之女)
英英释义
- 1. goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
英文词源
- Proserpina
- daughter of Ceres and wife of Pluto, Latin (or Etruscan) modification of Greek Persephone, perhaps influenced by Latin proserpere "to creep forth" on notion of the germination of plants.